“The Asbury Park/Neptune NAACP has received complaints from citizens of voter intimidation, voter suppression and perceptually being discouraged from exercising their voting rights,” NAACP President Adrienne D. Sanders said in a statement Wednesday.

The complaints are related to a search and investigation conducted by the office of acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni. On Saturday, May 4, the office executed a search warrant at the headquarters of the A-Team, a slate of council candidates.

“One allegation from the citizenry is that community members have been questioned by law enforcement officers as to which candidates they have, or intend to vote for, and more specifically, why they voted for the inquired to candidates,” the statement said.

At issue is a New Jersey statute requiring a private ballot for each voter.